Bizarre Finish Has Raptors Crying Foul After Loss To Kings

Bizarre Finish Has Raptors Crying Foul After Loss To Kings

Bizarre finish has Raptors crying foul after loss to Kings
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Nov 20, 2016; Sacramento, CA, USA; Toronto Raptors ahead Terrence Ross (31) throwing his mouthguard into the stands after his game tying shot is ruled to be after time had expired towards the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Middle the Sacramento Kings defeated the Toronto Raptors 102 to 99. Obligatory Credit score: Neville E. Guard-USA IN THE PRESENT DAY Sports
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Nov 20, 2016; Sacramento, CA, USA; Toronto Raptors forward Terrence Ross (31) shoots the basketball seemingly tying the basketball sport in opposition to Sacramento Kings ahead Matt Barnes (22), but the shot is dominated after time had expired in the course of the fourth quarter at Golden 1 Center. The Kings gained 102-ninety nine. Necessary Credit: Neville E. Guard-USA RIGHT NOW Sports
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Nov 20, 2016; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings heart DeMarcus Cousins (15) controls the basketball in opposition to Toronto Raptors heart Lucas Nogueira (ninety two) and Cory Joseph through the fourth quarter at Golden 1 Heart the Sacramento Kings defeated the Toronto Raptors 102 to 99. Necessary Credit: Neville E. Guard-USA RIGHT THIS MOMENT Sports activities
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Nov 20, 2016; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings guard Darren Collison (7) drives in against Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan (10) and Jonas Valanciunas through the fourth quarter at Golden 1 Center. The Kings gained 102-99. Necessary Credit: Neville E. Guard-USA IN THE PRESENT DAY Sports
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Nov 20, 2016; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings guard Darren Collison (7) dribbles the basketball towards Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (7) in the course of the fourth quarter at Golden 1 Heart. The Kings won 102-ninety nine. Mandatory Credit score: Neville E. Guard-USA IN THE PRESENT DAY Sports
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Nov 20, 2016; Sacramento, CA, USA; Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey reacts during the fourth quarter towards the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Heart. The Kings gained 102-ninety nine. Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-USA AT THE MOMENT Sports activities
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(The Sports activities Xchange) - The Sacramento Kings beat the Raptors on Sunday in a controversial finish that left Toronto coach Dwayne Casey struggling to accept the end result.
In an ending that neither workforce might fairly consider, the Kings held on for a 102-ninety nine win in Sacramento, when the referees ruled that Toronto's Terrence Ross could not have launched a last-ditch 30-foot three-pointer before the ultimate buzzer.
Ross appeared to tie the sport along with his prayer with lower than one second left.
However, replays showed that Kings forward DeMarcus Cousins tipped the preceding inbounds go, so regardless that Ross jacked up his shot well before the final horn, the refs ruled after a prolonged evaluate that the clock had not started upon the tip as it should have.
In response to referee Mike Callahan, the clock ought to have began a couple of half-second quicker than it did.
Due to this fact, they adjudged that time was up before Ross took the shot.
The ruling riled the Raptors.
"I knew I had at the very least two seconds," Ross said. "I knew I could take a dribble and still get it off. I don't know the way a tipped ball can quantity for a five-or-six-tenths of a second.. Nothing can justify it. It is just a dangerous call."
Coach Casey stated the Raptors (eight-5) would look into the call with the league however didn't know if the crew had any real options apart from to swallow the tough end result.
"I've bought to hear another rationalization, as a result of we reviewed it about 10 instances in there. Even if the clock started as soon as DeMarcus Cousins deflected it, T. Ross caught it, shot it with loads of time.. I've bought to listen to more."
(This version of the story corrects the dateline.)
(Editing by Andrew Each)
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